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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Coulsdon
Kitchen extract cleaning for Coulsdon, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Why it’s worth doing now in Coulsdon
Any food business in Coulsdon can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Coulsdon, done properly
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with photos of the canopy and filters, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in Coulsdon, normally within one working day. The work covers discharge points, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract that no longer clears the smoke and grease dripping from the canopy or filters. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Coulsdon usually mean the kitchen extract, and that is exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Kitchens in Coulsdon, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Coulsdon (CR5, CR8, CR3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Coulsdon
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Coulsdon in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 14 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Coulsdon. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Can the work in Coulsdon be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Coulsdon needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Normally, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we usually come back within one working day. If photos are not enough, we will survey first.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
How long will the clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- A broken extract fan that will not run
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. In Coulsdon, as across London, we usually work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
- Where the site is and how we reach it
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Coulsdon kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 45 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 29 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Coulsdon. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Kitchens in Coulsdon get their food hygiene inspections from Croydon council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected.
For kitchens close to Coulsdon South station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Purley War Memorial Hospital (about 2 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Coulsdon is about 13 miles south of London, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the CR5 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Coulsdon is one of them. We also work in London, around 13 miles away.
Work in CR5, CR8 and CR3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Hadleigh Grove, Farthing Way and Dobson Close, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Coulsdon sits on or near the B276 and B2030, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Woodcote (1 mile north), Old Coulsdon (1 mile south-east), Woodmansterne (1 mile west), Chipstead (1 mile south-west) and Purley (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover London (13 miles north), City of Westminster (14 miles north), Marylebone (14 miles north), Kensington (13 miles north), St Pancras (15 miles north) and Shoreditch (15 miles north).
Around Coulsdon
Typical jobs here are in premises near Dollypers Hill, Coulsdon Sixth Form College and The Pembroke pub. Coulsdon has its own railway station: Coulsdon South station. Nearby you will also find Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (3 miles north) and Purley War Memorial Hospital (2 miles north-east). Not far away are Duppas Hill and Mercers Lake.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Towns and villages near Coulsdon
What else we do in Coulsdon
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Coulsdon
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Where a hall near St Andrew's Church, or anywhere in Coulsdon, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.